3Dfx GLQuake

NOTES:

The scores below should be un-tweaked. Please submit un-tweaked results for this page.
After a bit of testing, Jeff Long found that the resolution and color depth of the normal video output has a definite affect on 3Dfx Quake performance. Changing the monitor settings from 1024x768, millions of colors to 640x480, thousands of colors gave a ~8% increase in frame rates.
Nickolas Rorris finds that using an IMS Twin Turbo Card (8MB) as a primary video card may slow Quake by as much as 4 fps compared to an ATI VR primary video option. No notes were provided about the resolutions testing in each case, however (see previous note).
Sean M. Smith notes that using transparent water, one of the nice features present in the GL version of Quake, slows down Demo 1 by 3% and Demo 2 by 13% on his 6500/250 with a TechWorks Power3D card. Demo 2 contains water scenes in a much higher fraction of the demo. To enable transparent water, you need to apply re-VISed map patches with MacVisPatch and then type 'r_wateralpha 0.5' in the Quake console.
3Dfx Tweaker results:

Eric Whitmore gets a performance increase from 26.9 fps to 38.2 fps in Demo 1. He also comments that:

... if you hold option while starting quake and type "-conwidth 320" (without quotes) you will get ~1-2 FPS increase in GLQuake.

Niel Max (see his base entry below) gets these results up from his 27.9 fps:

Demo1 at 55Mhz with 0 Swapbuffer interval gets 38.3fps
Demo1 at 57Mhz with 0 Swapbuffer interval gets 39.7fps
Demo1 at 60Mhz with 0 Swapbuffer interval gets 40.7fps

Setting Swapbuffer to 0 gives the biggest performance increase ranging from 20-40% for most people.
Both Eric in his e-mail and Andreas' Tweaker homepage recommend that if you want to try clocking above the 60MHz recommended rate, you should seriously think about installing a heat sink and/or fan on the 3Dfx chip. Although this is not an endorsement, here's a possible outlet for these items. Here's a page that talks about the process. If the Tweaker link above appear not to work, as I understand it, Andreas is boycotting Microsoft and Internet Explorer will not be able to load his pages.

PowerTower Pro 225
Appletalk is on, normal extensions including: Glide driver, QuickDraw 3D, QuickTime
800x600 Demos give ~32 fps!

Quake v 1.09
604e/225 MHz
224 MB (no VM)
1M L2 cache
IXMicro TwinTurboM8
+ MicroConversions gameWizard
VoodooII (8MB)
Eric Whitmore

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	50.1
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	45.6

PowerWave+

ATI drivers on, 3Dfx RAVE 1.0.0d14, 3DfxGlideLib2.x, typical extensions, QuickDraw 3D 1.5.3

Quake v 1.08.3
604e/232 MHz (58 MHz bus)
128 MB (no VM)
1M PowerLogix Ultra cache
ATI VR (4 MB)
+ Diamond Monster 3D
Nickolas Rorris

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	28.9
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	28.0

PowerMac G3/233
AppleTalk off, 40 MB allocated for Quake

Quake v 1.08.4
750/233 MHz
?? MB (VM off)
512K backside L2 (2:1)
Built-in ATI video
+ Diamond Monster 3D
Patrick Jamet

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	28.6
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	27.6

PowerMac G3/266
35 MB allocated for Quake

Quake v 1.08.4
750/266 MHz
64 MB (VM on)
512K backside L2 (2:1)
Built-in video
+ Techworks Power3D
Mike Ronchi

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	28.4
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	27.5

PowerMac 8600/300
libMotoSh

Quake v 1.08.2
604e/300 MHz
64 MB (no VM & VM on)
1M inline L2 cache
Built-in video
+ TechWorks Power3D
Jeff Long

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	28.5
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	27.7

PowerMac 7600+
MacPwr daughterboard, Mac OS 8, AppleTalk active, 35 MB allocated for Quake

Quake TechWorks 'Lite' version
604e/200 MHz (50 MHz bus)
112 MB (interleaved, RD 2.02)
512K L2 cache
Built-in Apple video (2 MB)
+ TechWorks Power3D
Bob Van Burkleo

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	28.2
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	27.5

PowerCenter Pro 210
Full extensions, 3Dfx_2D3D_Swap, 3DfxGlideLib2.x, LibMotoSh, All Quake options ON

Quake v 1.08.4
604e/210 MHz
128 MB (VM off)
1M L2 cache
ATI 3D video
+ TechWorks Power3D
Richard March

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	28.1
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	27.3

PowerMac 7600+
full extensions

Quake v 1.08.4
604e/233 MHz
80 MB (no VM)
512K L2 cache
Built-in video (4 MB)
+ TechWorks Power3D
Neil C. Max

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	27.9
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	27.2

PowerMac 7300/200
3Dfx RAVE v 1.0.0d14, 3DfxGlideLib2.x creation date: 7/29/97

Quake v 1.08.2
604e/200 MHz
96 MB (interleaved, no VM)
1M L2 cache
Built-in Apple video (2 MB)
+ Diamond Monster 3D
Warwick Tobin

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	27.9
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	27.1

PowerMac 7500+
minimal extensions

Quake v 1.08.4
604e/233 MHz
48 MB (no VM)
1M L2 RapidCache
Built-in video
+ TechWorks Power3D
Rob ART Morgan

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	28.4
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	27.7

Quake v 1.08.4
604e/233 MHz
48 MB (no VM)
512K L2 RapidCache
Built-in video
+ TechWorks Power3D
Rob ART Morgan

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	27.9
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	26.8

PowerMac G3/266
AppleTalk on, typical extensions, 40MB allocated for Quake

Quake v 1.08.4
750/266 MHz
64 MB (VM on)
512K backside L2 (2:1)
Built-in ATI video
+ TechWorks Power3D
Dair Grant

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	27.8
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	25.8

PowerMac 8500/180
Mac OS 8.0, minimal extensions

Quake TechWorks 'Lite' version
604e/180 MHz
32 MB (VM on)
1M L2 cache (Newer)
Built-in video
+ TechWorks Power3D
Eric Anondson

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	27.3
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	26.9

PowerMac 8500/200
libMotoSh

Quake TechWorks 'Lite' version
604e/200 MHz
112 MB (no VM)
256K L2 cache
ixMicro TwinTurbo (2 MB)
+ TechWorks Power3D
Matthew Glidden

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	27.4
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	26.6

PowerMac 6500/250
Mac OS 8.0, AppleTalk inactive, minimal extensions, 3DfxGlideLib2.x creation date: 7/29/97

Quake v 1.08.2
603ev/250 MHz
48 MB (no VM)
512K L2 cache
Built-in ATI video (2 MB)
+ TechWorks Power3D
Sean M. Smith

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	26.9
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	26.2

PowerMac 7600/180
MacOS 8.0, full extensions

Quake v 1.08.2
604e/180 MHz
56 MB (no VM)
256K L2 cache
Built-in video
+ TechWorks Power3D
Aaron Berk

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	26.9
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	25.9

StarMax 5000/250
Game sprockets, video, Open Transport, QuickTime extensions only

Quake v 1.08.3
603ev/250 MHz
32 MB (VM on)
512K L2 cache
Built-in
+ TechWorks Power3D
William Dickson

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	26.6
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	25.8

PowerTower Pro 225
AppleTalk on, typical extensions, 50 MB allocated for Quake

Quake v 1.08.4
604e/225 MHz
96 MB (no VM)
1M L2 cache
ixMicro TwinTurbo 128M2
+ TechWorks Power3D
Commander DREDD

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	26.1
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	25.7

StarMax 5000/225
Full extensions, Connected to internet, 50528k allocated for Quake

Quake v 1.0.9
603ev/225 MHz
96 MB (no VM)
512K L2 cache
Built-in
+ TechWorks Power3D
Jim Cox

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	25.8
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	25.9

PowerMac 7500/150
MacOS 8, full extensions

Quake v 1.08.1
604/150 MHz
64 MB (no VM)
512K L2 cache
ixMicro TwinTurbo 128M2
+ TechWorks Power3D
Etienne Le Chevalier

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	25.9
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	25.0

PowerMac 8500/150
3Dfx RAVE v 1.0.0d14, 3DfxGlideLib2.x creation date: 7/29/97

Quake v 1.08.2
604e/150 MHz
128 MB (interleaved, no VM)
256K L2 cache
Built-in Apple video (4 MB)
+ Diamond Monster 3D
Warwick Tobin

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	25.6
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	25.2

PowerBase 200

Quake v 1.08.3
603ev/200 MHz
64 MB (no VM)
256K L2 cache
Built-in ATI video
+ TechWorks Power3D
Alan Miller

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	25.3
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	24.5

PowerMac G3/266
with 3dfx tweeker got demo 1 up to 34.6 fps and demo 2 to 35.4 fps with swapbuffer 0 and clockrate at 57MHz

Quake v 1.09
750/266 MHz
128 MB (no VM)
512K L2 cache
Built-in ATI video
+ TechWorks Power3D
Alan Miller

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	24.0
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	25.0

owerMac 7500+

minimal extensions, 50 MB allocated for Quake

Quake v 1.09
604/120 MHz
72 MB (no VM)
256K L2 cache
Built-in
+ micro Highscore 3D (6 MB)
Oscar Göthberg

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	24.0
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	21.7

PowerMac 8500+
PowerLogix Pro 233 upgrade, QD3D 1.5.1, libMotoSh, SpeedDoubler 2.0.3

Quake v 1.08.2
604e/200 MHz (50 MHz bus)
128 MB (interleaved, no VM)
1M L2 cache (PowerLogix)
TechWorks Power3D
Michael Breeden

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	23.8

PowerMac 4400
MacOS 8.1

Quake v 1.09
603e/160 MHz
80 MB (no VM)
512K L2 cache
MacPicasso Base
+ 3D Overdrive
Bill Dady

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	23.6
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	23.3

PowerMac 7600/180MP
full extensions

Quake v 1.08.2
604e/180 MHz (x2)
48 MB (no VM)
256K L2 cache
Built-in video (2 MB)
+ TechWorks Power3D
Neil C. Max

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	23.4
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	22.5

PowerMac 8500/132
medium mix of extensions, 3Dfx RAVE, 3DfxGlideLib

Quake v 1.08.2
604/132 MHz
48 MB (no VM)
256K L2 cache
Built-in video (2 MB)
+ TechWorks Power3D
Ken Agbayani

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	23.2
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	22.0

PowerMac 8500+
PowerLogix Pro 233 upgrade, QD3D 1.5.1, libMotoSh, SpeedDoubler 2.0.3

Quake v 1.08.2
604e/120 MHz (40 MHz bus)
128 MB (interleaved, no VM)
1M L2 cache (PowerLogix)
TechWorks Power3D
Michael Breeden

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	21.8

PowerMac 7200/90
64 MB allocated for Quake, libMotoSh, QD3D 1.5.3, gl_finish 0

Quake TechWorks 'Lite' version
601/90 MHz
160 MB (no VM)
256K L2 cache
Built-in Apple video
+ TechWorks Power3D
Julian Cross

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	19.6
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	19.5

PowerCurve 601/120
full extensions, libMotoSh, 25 MB allocated for Quake

Quake 3Dfx v 1.08.3
601/120 MHz
32 MB (VM on)
256K L2 cache
Built-in video (2 MB)
+ TechWorks Power3D
Greg Kramer

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	18.8
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	19.5

PowerMac 7500/100
3Dfx RAVE v 1.0.0d14, 3DfxGlideLib2.x creation date: 7/29/97

Quake v 1.08.2
601/100 MHz
48 MB (interleaved, no VM)
256K L2 cache
Built-in Apple video (2 MB)
+ Diamond Monster 3D
Warwick Tobin

Demo 1
640 x 480 High Detail	18.3
Demo 2
640 x 480 High Detail	17.7

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